GameStop has raised the price of refurbished PS5 Pro consoles to $1,399.99, up from $800. That is 55% more than the $899.99 MSRP for a brand-new unit. A Reddit post from a GameStop employee, verified by a subreddit moderator, claims a leaked memo says the higher used price is intentional.
New PS5 Pro stock is hard to find at Sony, GameStop, and Target. Best Buy and Walmart list new units at $1,496.01 and $1,554.99, respectively, while sealed consoles on eBay and Facebook Marketplace go for around $1,300 or more. The shortage is tied to the AI-driven memory chip crisis: DRAM makers have shifted capacity to high-bandwidth memory for data centers, and RAM prices have risen roughly 500% in the past year.
The upcoming release of GTA VI in November is likely adding pressure, as gamers seek the best performance. For buyers unwilling to pay the premium, the base PS5 Digital and Disc editions remain near MSRP, and the Xbox Series X offers a cheaper alternative. The report also mentions the open-source AnyPS5 project, which runs PS5 games on PC.